There is a long line up ghosts after corrupt officials as all cases of embezzlement are unearthing themselves including those of the past. Ex officials battling with the demons that are in current scandals can tell it all well.
A long list of secretaries has now emerged demanding a probe on them over a huge some of money investment.
A Senate committee wants Auditor-General Edward Ouko to scrutinise the Sh63 billion Medical Equipment Services programme and a report tabled in the House in the next 60 days.
Lawmakers want all Cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries who have served in the Ministry of Health since February 2015 to be questioned to ascertain who is responsible for any gaps in the leasing of the equipment and any other improprieties.
In a report tabled in the House on Thursday, following last week’s meeting between the Senate and Ms Kariuki, the committee indicts the ministry, saying various documents relating to the acquisition of the equipment are missing and that the papers submitted to the House by Ms Kariuki for the probe required further scrutiny.
“It is not clear whether the county governments were involved at the policy formulation stage and conceptualisation of the project. The consultation process took place after the ministry had conceptualised the project,” Senator Michael Mbito told the House when he submitted the report.
In particular, the committee wants State investigative agencies to look into the legal basis of the equipment contracts, especially whether the legal requirements of the Constitution under articles 6 (2), 186 and 189 were respected.
“It should be established whether the counties were coerced or entered into the MES arrangements under duress, and if so the legal implications of the contracts and the consequential activities should be established,” he said.
Since 2015, the ministry has had Cabinet secretary James Macharia, who has since been moved to t Transport and the current one Sicily Kariuki.
As for Principal secretaries those who have served in the ministry include Hadija Kassachom, Nicholas Muraguri who is the lands Permanent secretary and Peter, Tum who is the current PS.
“Interrogate all cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries who served in the Health ministry from February 2015 to date in order to properly assign responsibility for any gaps or impropriety,” reads the report.
Consequently, the senators also want a special audit done on the said equipment and a report tabled in the senate within 60 days.
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